Fes · Marrakech · Meknes · Rabat
Imperial Cities Tour of Morocco by Private Car
Four dynastic capitals with your own driver — from 3,880 MAD per vehicle for three days. Start the circuit the moment your flight lands, end it at whichever airport suits.
Photo: Chris Martin from Decatur, Georgia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Imperial circuit prices
Per vehicle with private driver — hotels in your hands, logistics in ours.
3-day tour — Casablanca · Rabat · Fes
Hassan II Mosque, the capital's kasbah, two nights in Fes
from 3,880 MAD
≈ $394 · €355
4-day Imperial Cities circuit
Casablanca → Rabat → Meknes & Volubilis → Fes → Marrakech
from 5,040 MAD
≈ $512 · €460
5-day circuit with Chefchaouen
The four capitals plus the blue city and the Rif road
from 6,310 MAD
≈ $641 · €575
Day trip — Rabat & Meknes from Casablanca
Two capitals in one long day, back by evening
from 1,550 MAD
≈ $158 · €140
From-prices per vehicle including driver, fuel, tolls and the driver's own lodging on multi-day circuits. Licensed medina guides (Fes, Marrakech) arranged at ~300–400 MAD per half day. Confirmed in writing.
A thousand years of capitals, one unhurried road
Morocco moved its capital the way other kingdoms moved court painters — and each move left a complete city behind. Fes keeps the deepest medina on earth; Meknes, Moulay Ismail's gates and granaries with Roman Volubilis in the next valley; Rabat, the elegant working capital on the Atlantic; Marrakech, the theatre of the south. Seeing all four is the classic Morocco route for a reason.
Done by train and taxi it becomes a logistics project. Done privately it becomes simple: one driver holds your luggage, your schedule and the road while you walk each medina. Days start when you're ready; the road picks up Volubilis, the Rif viewpoints and lunch towns the trains never see.
Circuits start at any airport — most begin with a CMN meet-and-greet — and end wherever you fly out. Hotels remain your choice at your budget; we recommend riads we trust and book nothing you haven't seen priced.
How the circuit works
All four capitals
Fes, Marrakech, Meknes and Rabat in one continuous route — no backtracking.
Volubilis & Chefchaouen
The Roman city is on the road; the blue city joins on the 5-day version.
Flexible by design
Start at any airport, end at another, linger where a city catches you.
Licensed medina guides
Proper local guides arranged for Fes and Marrakech — the two medinas that need them.
Imperial Cities questions
All questionsWhat are Morocco's four Imperial Cities?
Fes, Marrakech, Meknes and Rabat — each a former capital of a Moroccan dynasty. Fes keeps the medieval medina, Marrakech the showmanship, Meknes the monumental gates (with Roman Volubilis next door), and Rabat the working royal capital by the Atlantic.
How much does a private Imperial Cities tour cost?
Per vehicle: a 3-day Casablanca–Rabat–Fes tour from 3,880 MAD, the classic 4-day circuit from 5,040 MAD, and 5 days including Chefchaouen from 6,310 MAD — covering your private vehicle, English-speaking driver, fuel and tolls. Hotels stay in your hands (we recommend gladly), so you set the comfort level.
How many days do the Imperial Cities need?
Four days is the honest minimum for all four capitals with Volubilis; five adds Chefchaouen without rushing. With only three days, do Casablanca, Rabat and Fes properly rather than all four at a sprint.
Do you provide licensed city guides inside the medinas?
Yes — your driver handles the roads and logistics; for the Fes and Marrakech medinas we arrange licensed local guides (about 300–400 MAD per half day), which is both the law for guided visits and genuinely worth it in Fes.
Can the tour start at Casablanca Airport?
That's the classic format: your driver meets your flight at CMN with a name sign and the circuit starts rolling — no hotel transfer, no day lost. It can end at any airport: Marrakech (RAK) and Fes (FEZ) are the usual exits.
Four capitals. One message.
Days, group size and landing airport — a full circuit plan and price come back in writing.
Office replies Mon–Sat, 09:00–18:00 (Morocco time)